Boron
Boron
My report is on Boron. Boron is a hard, brittle
semimetallic element with
an atomic number of 5. Boron is in group 13 of the periodic
table
Compounds of boron, borax, have been known since
early years.
Although the pure element was first prepared in 1808 by a
Frenchmen
named Joseph Gay-Lussac as well as Baron Louis Thenard.
Boron is needed
for plant growth and is important for bone health in
humans and other
vertebrates.
The atomic …
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…table would indicate a close relationship to aluminum.
Borax is used in
cleaning compounds, glass and ceramics, fertilizers, paper
and paints, and
fire retardants. Boric acid is used medically for its
astringent and antiseptic
properties. Boron carbide is used as an abrasive and
alloying agent.
Boron is used in instruments designed to detect and
count slow
neutrons, it is employed as a control absorber in nuclear
reactors and as a
constituent material of neutron shields.
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